Champions Never Rest: Virat Kohli Is Back In The Gym And He Means Business

The Indian cricket team continued its domination in the sub-continent following a ruthless outing in Sri Lanka. The visiting team whitewashed the Lankans 3-0 in the Tests and then backed it up with a 5-0 triumph in the ODIs. The Indian side didn't even allow the poor Lankans to win the one-off T20I as a consolation, instead they won that game to complete what officially turned out to be a historic 9-0 overall rout of their counterparts.

Now, after such a convincing and comprehensive performance, you'd reckon the Indian players would have rightly earned a much-needed break, right? Wrong. There is no rest or break when you are a fitness freak like Virat Kohli.

After decimating the Lankans in their own backyard, while his teammates were probably spending time with their family, Kohli was seen sweating it out during a training drill in the gym. For a man who believes rest days are nothing better than cheat days and training should never stop, Kohli shared a photo of himself where he was seen working out in the gym.

Taking to Twitter, the Indian captain shared his photo with a caption that read: "Rest day is a cheat day, never stop working hard".

Arguably one of the most popular and highly sought-after sportpersons in the country, Kohli has taken huge strides both personally and professionally during his nine-year-old stint with Indian cricket.

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The 28-year-old is currently ranked no. 1 in both T20Is and ODIs. And, to top it all, he looks in the best shape of his life. If that's not perfection personified, then probably nothing will.

Just like a zillion women stalking Kohli on Instagram or Twitter, anyone who has been following the Indian Test captain on social media would have surely noticed the amount of gym and training sessions the Delhi lad undertakes to do what he does best - both on and off the field.

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During a recent event in Delhi, Kohli had also highlighted the importance of pushing yourself when he said: "Lot of us don't actually know how far we can push ourselves. May be at times, without knowing, we are only able to realise 70 per cent of our potential. Therefore it is necessary to push yourself until you are done. For example, if I train as hard as I train now, I will possibly play for another 10 years."